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Gods of Snooker

Gods of Snooker

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.0
Gods of Snooker

Released

5/9/2021

Duration

0h 59m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Gary Lineker, Mark Addy, Alex Higgins

Overview

The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera.

Episodes

Episode 1EP 1Available

Episode 1

58m0.0

Alex 'The Hurricane' Higgins upsets the snooker establishment but helps transform a game played in the backrooms of working men’s clubs into box office gold.

Episode 2EP 2Available

Episode 2

59m0.0

As snooker becomes big business, Alex Higgins struggles to keep up with the professionalism of a new rising star – Steve Davis.

Episode 3EP 3Available

Episode 3

59m0.0

Jimmy White’s off-the-table excess threatens to overshadow his raw talent as a young Stephen Hendry emerges as a new threat to his World Championship dreams.

Cast

Gary Lineker

Himself

Gary Lineker

Mark Addy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Mark Addy

Alex Higgins

Self (archive footage)

Alex Higgins

Kirk Stevens

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Stevens

Steve Davis

Self - Six-Time World Champion

Steve Davis

Gary Lineker

Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan

Gary Lineker

Ben Doherty

Self - World Champion 1997

Ben Doherty

Cliff Thorburn

Self - World Champion 1980

Cliff Thorburn

John Virgo

Self - UK Champion 1979

John Virgo

Barry Hearn

Self - Steve Davis' Manager

Barry Hearn

Jimmy White

Self - Masters and UK Champion

Jimmy White

Harvey Lisberg

Self - Alex Higgins' Manager 1981-82

Harvey Lisberg

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